New England Patriots

Bill Belichick points at Cowboys, Chiefs when asked about home-field advantage

Published Jan. 18, 2017 9:31 p.m. ET

Brett Smiley

During New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick's news conference Wednesday, a reporter asked him about the importance of having home-field advantage and the Gillette Stadium crowd's support. As you might (should) expect, Belichick did not giving a rousing response about the electricity of playing in front of the home crowd in the AFC Championship game this weekend against the Pittsburgh Steelers. No, he said:

https://twitter.com/JeffDarlington/status/821762960859299841

Belichick from the top rope!

But to answer the question, sort of, the Patriots are 4-1 in conference championships they've hosted in the Brady-Belichick era and 2-3 on the road. Draw your own conclusions.

Elsewhere in detailed answers from BB:

https://twitter.com/ChelsiMMcDonald/status/821762084614635520

https://twitter.com/ChelsiMMcDonald/status/821761680174628864

https://twitter.com/ChelsiMMcDonald/status/821762250025406464